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We’ve heard a lot of feedback recently from beta testers regarding the loss of restore points caused by dual-booting Windows XP. We’d like to explain the reasons behind this behavior, the impact on various recovery features, and why a backported fix is not currently planned for Windows XP. The problem: Windows XP automounts every disk… Read more
Hi, I’m Navjot Virk, program manager for Offline Files in Windows Vista, and I’ll be blogging a multi-part series about the new features in Offline Files. Offline Files is a feature of Windows Vista that enables access to files on an SMB server even when the client is not connected to the server. Offline Files was first… Read more
[Last updated 4/26/07] Why did you simplify the Disk Defragmenter interface?The Windows Vista Disk Defragmenter was simplified primarily for the purpose of removing it out of the face of the user. It runs periodically and keeps your file system fragmentation at acceptable levels, making it unnecessary for you to launch the tool itself. With the… Read more
If you’ve tested the beta versions of Windows Vista, you may have noticed that the Disk Defragmenter tool has been overhauled. We get lots of questions about why we made these changes, how the new tool works, etc. so we’ve started a Defrag FAQ and will update it as new questions come in. –Jill… Read more
A customer recently sent us the following question: “What permissions are required for dfsrdiag queries? When running a dfsrdiag backlog query, a user is getting ‘[ERROR] Failed to connect to WMI services on computer: [FQDN]’. Does the user need admin or some lesser permission on the server being queried, some permissions for the replication group,… Read more
If you missed the live version, you can view the recorded version here. If you’d like to view other webcasts for DFS Replication and DFS Namespaces, check out the Distributed File System website. –Jill… Read more
Our own Navjot Virk and Dan Stevenson hosted a session Friday morning at TechEd about Backup and Offline Files in Windows Vista. We’ve had some praise from fellow bloggers that we just had to share! Musings of a PC blogOur favorite quote: “I am stunned and amazed by what I’ve just seen demoed and talked… Read more
######### REM This script needs to run as a daily scheduled task by someone who has ## REM local administrator rights for all machines in reported RG. This script## REM will generate a health report for all members of the replication group, ## REM with backlog based on a specified reference member. When reports are… Read more
Customers frequently ask us for a way to automatically generate health reports for multiple replication groups. I’m pleased to provide a sample script and instructions, provided by Dan Boldo and Jeff Carollo, respectively. Click here to view the sample script. –Jill Automating DFS Replication Health ReportsDFS Replication (DFSR) health reports are an excellent mechanism for… Read more
A blog reader recently contacted us with the following question, “When I was testing DFS failback, the client reconnected to the local site server but the files were still being served at the failover server. Why aren’t the files served from the local server after the client fails back?” Sanjoy Chatterjee responds: “If a client… Read more